An email community for members of Trinity Episcopal Church, Elmira, NY. As a visible sign of God's presence in the world, Trinity Episcopal is a welcoming, diverse, and urban Christian community, actively proclaiming and living the gospel. At Trinity "The Landmark Steeple Welcomes All People".

Although we will try to post information in a timely fashion, we urge you to visit our Steeplepeople calendar and the Trinity Website Link to the left on a regular basis also. If you are a committee chairperson, please advise that you wish to be a moderator to access the calendar functions.

Membership is open (with moderator approval) to former members, and friends or relatives of church members. All members may post messages, pictures, etc., but please refrain from posting controversial topics or material (e.g.: Politics, Personal attacks or Obscenity).

Furthermore, use of this website for business purposes is strictly prohibited. Members that choose to consistently ignore these restrictions may be denied the privilege of future postings or banned from the website all together. There are other sites and groups for controversial discussions. This website is for fun, planning and remembering our goals, our mission and our activities as members of Trinity Church.

Thank you, and may the peace of God be with you always.




The Consummation of Trinity Church:

The Rev. James D. Carder, rector of St. Johns Episcopal Church in Ithaca, came here by stage in 1833, meeting in homes and while here "United in Matrimony" Peter Brotherson and Miss Frances McReynolds. This was the first wedding celebrated in Elmira according to the rites and usages of the Episcopal Church. On June 12th of that year Rev. Carder made the trip again and the organizaation of a Parish, given the name of Trinity, was consummated.